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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Ellie's fear at the Chapter 33 funeral?
2. What does Louis believe is missing when he opens the casket?
3. In Chapter 46, who decides to wait up for Louis to return home instead of leaving to go find him?
4. In Louis's dream in Chapter 40, what accomplishment does Gage earn?
5. In Chapter 57, what does Louis check his doctor's bag for?
Short Essay Questions
1. Rachel pulls into a hotel for the night, but doesn't stay. Why does she leave?
2. How does Jud die? How does he end up on the floor and what weapon was used?
3. Why does Louis want Rachel and Ellie to go to Chicago and how does he convince them to go?
4. After burying Gage in the Indian cemetery, Louis makes his way home then falls asleep. What does he dream?
5. What reason does Jud rationalize for not intercepting Louis once he realizes what Louis must have planned? How does the author lead the reader to believe that there is another reason Jud does not intercept Louis?
6. What challenge does Louis face when returning to his car with Gage's body and how does he overcome it?
7. What inspires Rachel to finally discuss her sister's death? Is she usually inspired by such instances?
8. What makes Ellie sick during her plane trip? What makes her perk up at the end of the trip?
9. What will Louis do if Gage is resurrected as some kind of monster? How does he hope that Gage will return to life?
10. In Chapter 58, what awakens Jud and why is he upset?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In literature, there are five types of conflict: man vs. man, man vs. nature/supernatural, man vs. society, man vs. self, and man vs. technology. Which conflict is Pet Sematary? How would the story have differed if written from a different conflict? Select a different conflict and discuss how the story might have been different.
Essay Topic 2
Define and discuss crisis in literature. When does it occur? Discuss the crisis of Pet Sematary in detail.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the life and accomplishments of the Pet Sematary author, Stephen King. How did he begin his writing career? What other jobs has he performed? What other works has he written?
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